Short Description

Olympic Lifting gives you

the edge....

This book shows you where to begin and how to excel.

Olympic Weightlifting consist of two different lifts, the snatch and the clean and jerk. In the snatch, the weight is taken from the ground to overhead in one movement. For the Clean and Jerk, the weight is first taken to the chest then powered overhead.

Olympic Lifters are the strongest athletes on the planet. The things that YOU could learn from them could be the difference between being a Champion and an also-ran.

Do you need to increase your grip strength?

How about building some serious core strength?

Increase your Powerlifting totals?

Need some tips on your Snatch technique?

How about Guidlines for the Clean?

Add some yardage to your throwing events?

Want to add Olympic lifts to your workout but don't know where to start?

The sub-heading on this book is "A guide for World-Class Performance" and it can help you turn your weaknesses into strong points.

This book has everything for beginners and veterans alike:

-7 Fallacies of Olympic Lifting. If knowledge is power, knowing these is pure dynamite.

-An in depth Explanation of the Six Phases of the Snatch and Clean Pull. Unbelievably detailed and explained so that everyone can learn.

-Three different ways to grip the bar. Everyone should know these, but doesn't.

-Supplementary exercises with detailed explainations and pictures. These add up to big gains.

-Training techniques and actual workouts of some of the greatest Olympic lifters of all time. take a front row seat in front of the masters.

These are just a few things covered in the over 500 pages of this book. Every athlete should have a familiarity with Olympic Lifting. The Weightlifting Encyclopedia tells you everything you need to know.